8th Ed. Scar vet price

[Kharn The Betrayer]

How much is a scar vet w/ dawnstone and dragon helm?( don't own a main rulebook )

 

[Durandal]

Scar Veteran Price + 35.

You also really should pick up a rulebook, eBay should be flooded with the travel sizes from Island of Blood .

 

[Kharn The Betrayer]

I had one but it is falling apart and destroyed so I threw it out, but thanks

 

[walkertexasranger]

related to the topic title and was about to start a thread so here goes:

Does anyone feel that with 8th edition changes (specifically striking in initiative value) scar-vets have gone from being flaming brilliant to distinctly overcosted?
Armies used to be scared to face them, but now no-one cares about taking charges from a scar-vet on a cold one, they'll probably kill it before it gets to strike anyway

 

[Durandal]

related to the topic title and was about to start a thread so here goes:

Does anyone feel that with 8th edition changes (specifically striking in initiative value) scar-vets have gone from being flaming brilliant to distinctly overcosted?
Armies used to be scared to face them, but now no-one cares about taking charges from a scar-vet on a cold one, they'll probably kill it before it gets to strike anyway

They're function has changed. I swear by them…when they are basically doubling the damage output of a warrior block. They are pretty cheap for fighter heroes, and I don't think that any other (infantry-sized) heroes have that huge 5 S/T and 4 attacks. Most importantly, they have access to those cheap 5-10 point magic weapons so ethereal units and the like can be beaten and broken that much easier.

 

[Kharn The Betrayer]

Also, if u hit them in the flank, unless they want to get whittled all game, they have to turn to kill him and get hit in the flank.

 

[Clockwork]

Dawn Stone, Dragon Helm, Golden Sigil Sword, light amour, shield. You're now hitting first. But with a 2+ re-rollable armour save, who cares what order you hit in when you are practically unkillable (to get 2 wounds at strength 6, you'd need 16 attacks hitting on 4s, or 12 attacks hitting on 3s, which translates into the 8 hits you need to get 5 wounds, which drops to 3 wounds on the first armour save and finally 2 get past the re-roll). You could roll the Biting Blade and Potion of Foolhardiness instead, solo-charge a unit of Cavalry and have fun.

The new BRB magic items really spoiled Scar-Veterans. In some ways they are distinctly under-costed. I still miss my JSoD, though.

 

[Eladimir]

I think they are the best hero level characters in the game points wise.
Their initiative is high enough the go before many rank and file type units.
And if given a GW provides incredibly cheap access to a S7 model.